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Henrik Zetterberg Bio

New York isn't the only city that can boast of a King Henrik. Detroit has its own Swedish monarch in Zetterberg, who has long been Detroit Red Wings royalty.

Since joining the Red Wings in 2002, the forward has watched Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom finish magnificent careers, and assumed the mantle they once held, going from a 22-year-old brimming with potential to an elite player.

New York isn't the only city that can boast of a King Henrik. Detroit has its own Swedish monarch in Zetterberg, who has long been Detroit Red Wings royalty.

Since joining the Red Wings in 2002, the forward has watched Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom finish magnificent careers, and assumed the mantle they once held, going from a 22-year-old brimming with potential to an elite player.

Five seasons in the Timra IK system, the last two in the Swedish Elite League, prepared Zetterberg for what awaited him in North America. Difficult as it is to believe, 209 players were taken ahead of Zetterberg before the Red Wings selected him in the seventh round (No. 210) in the 1999 NHL Draft.

Zetterberg had 44 points in 2002-03 and finished second in voting for the Calder Trophy. Two seasons later he had 85 points.

In 2006 he was part of a rare international double, winning a gold medal at the Olympics and the World Championship. In 2007-2008, Zetterberg had 92 points, tied for sixth in the NHL, and helped the Red Wings finish with 115 points and win the Presidents' Trophy.

He opened the season by scoring at least a point in 17 straight games, breaking the Red Wings record of 14 by Norm Ullman in 1960-61. He ended the season by squeezing the puck through the pads of Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury at 7:36 of the third period in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals for a 3-2 victory and the franchise's 11th championship.

With 27 playoff points, Zetterberg tied Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the League lead and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP.

A pending free agent, Zetterberg signed a 12-year contract extension on Jan. 28, 2009, and in 2013 he was named Red Wings captain.